Is it normal for teens to lie so casually?

[Anonymous]

DC lies so effortlessly about small daily things like she didn’t walk the dog but said she did, didn’t brush her teeth but said she did, ate crackers for breakfast but implied she ate eggs. Am I dealing with a sociopath or is this normal teen stuff?

[Anonymous]

Yes, we address it each time.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Parents do it also, telling them things like "serial killers" are people who eat too much cereal, or that the tooth fairy is real. etc.

[Anonymous]

I think it's normal in your case in which the environment is highly strict/rigid.

[Anonymous]

Some people just think it’s okay to lie. I know someone like this. I think that his parents tended to bend the truth a lot, so he grew up thinking it was fine to lie. I’ve tried to show him how harmful it can be to lie, but it’s as though he just can’t see it.

[Anonymous]

I've been surprised how easily my teen lies during job and college interviews.

[Anonymous]

It was totally normal for me. I should have won an academy award for the lying I did. My parents were insanely controlling though they'd swear up and down they weren't, so the way I worked around them was to lie.

I'm not a sociopath, and with normal people I don't lie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people just think it’s okay to lie. I know someone like this. I think that his parents tended to bend the truth a lot, so he grew up thinking it was fine to lie. I’ve tried to show him how harmful it can be to lie, but it’s as though he just can’t see it.

+1

[Anonymous]

It's definitely not a good trait and not the normal that people want to see but many people lie. Just look at society. Many good people in the country do not do this and have never behaved this way. Someday we will understand better why it's so hard for some and not for others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people just think it’s okay to lie. I know someone like this. I think that his parents tended to bend the truth a lot, so he grew up thinking it was fine to lie. I’ve tried to show him how harmful it can be to lie, but it’s as though he just can’t see it.

About brushing teeth and walking the dog? That isn't trying to get away with stuff without Mom and Dad knowing. That's just being lazy and not caring about lying.

[Anonymous]

Sorry meant to respond to 00:49

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was totally normal for me. I should have won an academy award for the lying I did. My parents were insanely controlling though they'd swear up and down they weren't, so the way I worked around them was to lie.

I'm not a sociopath, and with normal people I don't lie.

+1000000000000000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's normal in your case in which the environment is highly strict/rigid.

Not op, but I occasionally see casual lies about things I'm totally flexible about and wouldn't care either way. I don't get that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's normal in your case in which the environment is highly strict/rigid.

Not op, but I occasionally see casual lies about things I'm totally flexible about and wouldn't care either way. I don't get that.

Sure maybe it doesn't in your case or OP's but when I see someone asking if a teen brushed their teeth or what they had for breakfast etc it to me seems a tad controlling for a teen, and as a pp out parents who operate this way don't always realize it.

[Anonymous]

Stop giving her the chance to lie. Don't set up the lie.

Here are some suggestions:
https://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/parenting/lying